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Blue Devils Hold Wrestle-Offs Ahead of 2025-26 Opener
10/27/2025 3:25:00 PM | Wrestling
DURHAM, N.C. — With less than one week remaining until the 2025-26 Duke wrestling campaign gets rolling, the Blue Devils held wrestle-offs this past weekend. Blue Devil head coach Glen Lanham enters his 14th season at Duke and returns a key nucleus that includes tri-captains Connor Barket, Gaetano Console and Aidan Wallace.Â
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Weight 125
Redshirt freshman Riley Rowan opened the competition with a 9-0 decision over Spencer von Savoye. Rowan, who is from Perry, Ohio, registered eight points in the second and third periods, while adding a point for riding time for the victory.Â
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In another match for Rowan, he faced Evan Coles. The match featured an exciting first period that saw all 27 points in the match. Rowan totaled a 21-6 win.Â
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Weight 133
In the first match, freshman John King faced Coles and collected a 21-6 decision. King also faced von Savoye in the second match and took an early 10-1 lead through the first two periods. King totaled two additional points in the third to seal the victory 12-5.Â
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Weight 141
Junior Raymond Adams went up against redshirt freshman Noah Kochman in the first match of the 141-pound weight class. After a scoreless first period, Adams took a 3-1 lead in the second period and hung on for the 3-1 decision.
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Weight 149
Redshirt freshman Dylan Ross and redshirt freshman Eli Murray squared off at 149 pounds with Ross taking a 1-0 decision. In the second match, redshirt sophomore SP O'Donnell pinned Ross in the first period for the victory.Â
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Weight 157
Freshman Mikey Boulanger faced redshirt sophomore Logan Fite and Boulanger quickly pinned Fite to take the victory in the first period.Â
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Boulanger then faced redshirt sophomore Peter Chacon. Chacon opened with a 3-1 lead after the first period and then held a 5-2 advantage heading into the final frame. Boulanger notched an escape, takedown and riding time point to collect a 7-6 decision.Â
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Fite also faced redshirt freshman Luke Williams in a tight match that saw Fite come away with a 4-3 win.Â
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Weight 165
Graduate student Aurelius Dunbar went up against redshirt sophomore Logan Richey at 165. The two were scoreless after the first period and then Richey held a 1-0 lead heading into the final period. Dunbar was strong at the end collecting an 8-1 victory.Â
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Dunbar then took on redshirt sophomore Nick Tattini with Dunbar posting a 16-3 win.Â
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Weight 174
Redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace had a match with Tattini and jumped out to a 13-2 lead after the first period. Wallace continued his momentum in the third to post a 19-4 decision in the end.Â
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Weight 184
In the first match, graduate student Natty Lapinsky faced junior David Hussey and used the riding time point at the end to pull out a 2-1 decision.Â
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Redshirt junior Gaetano Console used a pair of takedowns in the first two periods of the second match to take an early lead. Console eventually totaled a 14-3 victory over Lapinsky.Â
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Weight 197
Redshirt freshman Owen McGrory opened the 197-pound weight class with a third period pin against junior Kwasi Bonsu. McGrory led, 3-1, after the first period and then held a 5-4 advantage heading into the final frame. Both student-athletes had takedowns in the final period before McGrory netted the pin.Â
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Heavyweight
In the final bout, redshirt junior Connor Barket posted a 20-4 decision against graduate student Tyler O'Boyle. Barket led 9-2 after the first period and jumped ahead 17-4 after the second.Â
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Duke will open the 2025-26 season at home Saturday, Nov. 1 as the Blue Devils host Sacred Heart at 11 a.m., inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.Â
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To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
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Weight 125
Redshirt freshman Riley Rowan opened the competition with a 9-0 decision over Spencer von Savoye. Rowan, who is from Perry, Ohio, registered eight points in the second and third periods, while adding a point for riding time for the victory.Â
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In another match for Rowan, he faced Evan Coles. The match featured an exciting first period that saw all 27 points in the match. Rowan totaled a 21-6 win.Â
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Weight 133
In the first match, freshman John King faced Coles and collected a 21-6 decision. King also faced von Savoye in the second match and took an early 10-1 lead through the first two periods. King totaled two additional points in the third to seal the victory 12-5.Â
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Weight 141
Junior Raymond Adams went up against redshirt freshman Noah Kochman in the first match of the 141-pound weight class. After a scoreless first period, Adams took a 3-1 lead in the second period and hung on for the 3-1 decision.
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Weight 149
Redshirt freshman Dylan Ross and redshirt freshman Eli Murray squared off at 149 pounds with Ross taking a 1-0 decision. In the second match, redshirt sophomore SP O'Donnell pinned Ross in the first period for the victory.Â
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Weight 157
Freshman Mikey Boulanger faced redshirt sophomore Logan Fite and Boulanger quickly pinned Fite to take the victory in the first period.Â
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Boulanger then faced redshirt sophomore Peter Chacon. Chacon opened with a 3-1 lead after the first period and then held a 5-2 advantage heading into the final frame. Boulanger notched an escape, takedown and riding time point to collect a 7-6 decision.Â
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Fite also faced redshirt freshman Luke Williams in a tight match that saw Fite come away with a 4-3 win.Â
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Weight 165
Graduate student Aurelius Dunbar went up against redshirt sophomore Logan Richey at 165. The two were scoreless after the first period and then Richey held a 1-0 lead heading into the final period. Dunbar was strong at the end collecting an 8-1 victory.Â
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Dunbar then took on redshirt sophomore Nick Tattini with Dunbar posting a 16-3 win.Â
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Weight 174
Redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace had a match with Tattini and jumped out to a 13-2 lead after the first period. Wallace continued his momentum in the third to post a 19-4 decision in the end.Â
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Weight 184
In the first match, graduate student Natty Lapinsky faced junior David Hussey and used the riding time point at the end to pull out a 2-1 decision.Â
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Redshirt junior Gaetano Console used a pair of takedowns in the first two periods of the second match to take an early lead. Console eventually totaled a 14-3 victory over Lapinsky.Â
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Weight 197
Redshirt freshman Owen McGrory opened the 197-pound weight class with a third period pin against junior Kwasi Bonsu. McGrory led, 3-1, after the first period and then held a 5-4 advantage heading into the final frame. Both student-athletes had takedowns in the final period before McGrory netted the pin.Â
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Heavyweight
In the final bout, redshirt junior Connor Barket posted a 20-4 decision against graduate student Tyler O'Boyle. Barket led 9-2 after the first period and jumped ahead 17-4 after the second.Â
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Duke will open the 2025-26 season at home Saturday, Nov. 1 as the Blue Devils host Sacred Heart at 11 a.m., inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.Â
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To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
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#GoDuke
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Players Mentioned
133/141
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285
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197
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157/165
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149/157
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125
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174/184
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157/165
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
184
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133
/ Wrestling
141/149
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184
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197
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
285
/ Wrestling
141/149
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174/184
/ Wrestling
141/149
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125
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157/165
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125/133
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165/174
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149/157
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